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The state Justice Department has shrunk staffing levels in its environmental protection unit to the lowest level in 25 years. 

Gov. Scott Walker and members of his cabinet are planning to make more than 100 stops in 10 western Wisconsin counties. 

Democrat Russ Feingold continues to outraise Republican incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson in Wisconsin's hotly contested Senate race. 

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Police in Washington have arrested five people they say opened fire on police. No injuries were reported early Tuesday. The latest incident follows protests over police killings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota and the fatal shooting of five police officers in Dallas last week.

 As details emerge about Dallas gunman Micah Johnson's life before he went on a deadly rampage that left five police officers dead last week, a narrative has emerged: Johnson was no terrorist. 

A photo of a black woman in a flowing dress, standing alone calmly while facing heavily-armed police officers -- one of whom she appears to be holding hands with -- has taken the internet by storm. 

No. 86 must be lucky for Marie Frey, who received the gift of her 86th great grandchild just days before her 86th birthday.

Jerry Greer, the son of country singer Craig Morgan, was found dead in the waters of Kentucky Lake in Humphreys County, Tennessee, officials confirmed late Monday.

DALLAS (AP) -- More than 1,000 people have gathered in downtown Dallas to attend a candlelight vigil for the five police officers killed during a protest march. 

CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago's Navy Pier turns 100 later this week and the date will be marked with cake, Shakespeare and fireworks.

A big change could be coming to the 400 block in downtown Wausau.

The fate of Marathon County and North Central Health Care is still up in the air.

As the emerald ash borer continues to kill trees across the state, the city of Wausau is trying to stay ahead of the problem.

Mackenzie Marken disappeared last October, and her best friend is leading the charge on raising money to help find her, while Marken's family collects it.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah health officials say the Zika-infected person who died last week of an undetermined cause was a man. 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- A police officer in Fargo accused of drunken driving in Minnesota has resigned.

While officer-involved shootings are once again the national spotlight, the results to an investigation into a case in Wausau may soon go public. 

TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) -- The family of an 11-year-old Massachusetts girl who choked on a marshmallow at a friend's birthday party and died has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit.

RACINE, Wis. (AP) -- Prosecutors have charged a Racine man with posting threats against white police officers and their families. 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The state Department of Corrections is looking into allegations a guard assaulted an inmate while he was force-feeding him.